Alfred R.
Kahn is the CEO and chairman of 4Kids Entertainment.
He also happens to be the the favorite
scapegoat for fans' hatred toward the dubbed versions of the anime his
company produces. With an apparent disregard for the fans of the
shows he helps reversion for American consumers, Mr. Kahn has been a
source of humor for years.

Below are a few of his most memorable quotes collected from a variety
of sources.

"I
think the term anime is misleading; I think kids don’t know from whence
we cometh. By the time we localize the programs kids don’t even know
they’re from Japan any more." - Animation
World Magazine

"The designs are
pretty so they appeal to girls, but the characters are very sexy so boys like them."
- on the third-grade protagonists of Magical
Doremi,
as reported on c21media.net.
"If
we can't merchandise it, it really doesn't have a lot of interest for
us." - ANN
Interview

"The
market for them [uncuts] just isn't as large as the
one for the cut version." - ANN
Interview

"My manga comment
is...I think manga is a problem. It's a problem
because we're in a culture that is not a reading culture. The kids
today don't read. They never...they read less today. Every
survey...they're watching more television, they're on the Internet
more...And
manga, in my mind, is trying to put a
square...um...y'know, a square peg into a round hole in the United
States. It will never be a big deal here.
For kids that are
into the computer, or the Internet generation. They're not going to
read. They haven't read, so they're not gonna start now."
- ICv2
Graphic Novel Conference at NY ComicCon 2006